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Saygus Takes Aim at UltraHD on Mobile

Aiming to bring long-format UltraHD to mobiles, little-known US company Saygus has introduced the Saygus V² – a smartphone with up to ...

CeBIT is Very Quiet – but Merkel Promises 50 Mb/s

We have been documenting the decline of CeBIT for quite a few years, now (I’ve seen the arc over 30 or ...

New Initiative to Tackle CE Waste

Fifty companies in the UK have signed-up to a new initiative which aims to deliver more effective recycling and increase re-use. ...

The Ultra HD TV Market Will Grow in Tandem with the Booming Popularity of 4K TVs

Technavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the global ultra HD TV market, which is expected to ...

The FBI Director Recommends Covering up your Webcam – but there are Alternatives

During a recent conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), FBI Director James Comey recommended a number of ...

300 ppi is 50% of Smartphones

IHS said that the the share of displays with 300 pixels per inch (ppi) and higher resolution is 50% of the ...

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Innolux Records Flat Performance in 2014

by Helen Vince

Innolux reported just a 1.4% increase in sales in 2014 from the previous year, reaching NT$428.7 billion ($13.5 billion). The result came after sales in December were flat month on month at NT$38.2 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Apple Watch Processor Orders Taken by Samsung

by Tom Allen

Sources in the Asian supply chain say that Samsung has secured orders for processors for the Apple Watch, using its 28nm technology. The orders require 3,000 – 4,000 12″ wafers monthly. The processor will …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Chip Production| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 04

UMC Reports December Sales Increase

by Helen Vince

United Microelectronics (UMC) reported sales of NT$12.2 billion ($384.8 million) in December, up 5.8% from November and 23.2% higher than December 2013. Last month’s result brought sales for the year to NT$140 billion ($4.4 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UMC| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Pegatron Confident About Apple Oders

by Helen Vince

Pegatron has said it is confident that shipments to Apple in 2015 will not decrease, despite concerns that the company will lose orders to Wistron and Compal Electronics now that they have become additional …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Lenovo to Buy Compal’s JV Stake?

by Helen Vince

Reports from Taiwan suggest that Lenovo is considering buying Compal’s 49% stake in their joint venture OEM business, LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology. LCFC started production at the end of 2012, primarily undertaking OEM production …

Tags:Large Display Monitor

Asustek Sees Rise in Q4 Sales

by Helen Vince

Asustek reported a strong performance in Q4, driven by steady demand for its smartphones and notebooks. The company’s turnover for the quarter rose 5.4% year on year to NT$137.7 billion ($4.4 billion), taking turnover …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Panasonic is Big on B2B

by Tom Allen

This year’s CES focuses on automotive technology, said Joe Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America when he took the stage. More than 25% of Panasonic’s North American sales are expected to be …

Tags:Aviation| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 03

NHK Trials 8k at Sapporo

by Vanessa Browning

NHK will conduct live 8k test transmissions at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Between 5th and 11th February, NHK will use 8k cameras and equipment to capture the snow and ice sculptures at …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

ShineOn, BOE roll-out wide colour gamut LED backlight for monitors

by Tom Allen

  ShineOn has announced that panel maker BOE has developed several monitor panels featuring the company’s wide colour gamut LED backlight solution. BOE plans to market the technology as one of its key features …

Tags:BOE| Colour Critical Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

UltraHD Readiness Increases Worldwide

by Vanessa Browning

52 countries have connection speeds capable of supporting UltraHD services (above 15Mbps), according to Akamai’s Q3 State of the Internet report. While this is down 2.8% QoQ, it is up 32% YoY. South Korea …

Tags:4k| broadband| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Eutelsat TV Observatory Satellite TV reception

Satellite Dominates Europe

by Vanessa Browning

The Eutelsat TV Observatory has said that satellite DTH was the primary TV reception mode in Europe at the end of 2014. Surveying 15 countries in Western Europe, the ETVO found that 32% of …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

UK Government Allocates Wearable Fund

by Tom Allen

The UK government’s technology strategy board, Innovate UK, has allocated a £210,000 ($319,200) fund to drive innovation in wearable technology. Six winners of a wearables competetion will each receive £35,000 ($53,200). Successful companies will …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Wearables